James Martin has just launched his premium bakery at Stansted Airport as part of Stansted’s £80 million redevelopment. The bakery boasts premium products and fresh farm foods to eat in or take away.

In light of this, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to have a one-to-one with James. The ladies here at Sugarvine were particularly interested in this Q & A. We wonder why…. Read full post

Each month we welcome Head Chef Jon Los from the four-Star The Bishopstrow to share with you his favourite seasonal ingredients to work with in his kitchen. Following on from the artichoke in last month’s recipe, this month Jon showcases one of his favourite ways to use celeriac in a dish.

So it’s bye-bye to kale, sayonara to quinoa and ta-ta to gluten-free in 2015 as we shove them unceremoniously in the proverbial dustbin we like to call “Rubbish Foodie Trends started by someone American” and a warm welcome to Eastern-style ferments. Pickles. Sour things. Things that make you go “mwah”.

Before you start, it’s not that weird. Think the sauerkraut on your hot dog, the now-ubiquitous kimchi, sourdough bread, (proper) yoghurt, the fresh tang of dill pickles with your burger, but also look out for tempeh (a fermented soybean burger), kefir (a fermented milk drink) or kombucha tea. But beware: not all pickles are fermented and not all ferments are pickles. Pickles are just veg preserved in an acidic medium, most usually vinegar. They’re great and tasty and better for you than a cookie. But the real gold is in the ferments, where a starter culture, salt and filtered water create an acidic liquid that does pickle but also essentially ferments just like alcohol. The process allows the highly beneficial lactobacillli bacteria that live on the surface of EVERYTHING to create lactic acid and that’s what our bodies really want. Apparently (We’re not sure if this applies equally to wine but we’re including it anyway…). Read full post

Last month we welcomed Head Chef Jon Los from the four-star The Bishopstrow to share with you his favourite seasonal ingredients to work with in his kitchen. Following on from last month’s recipe honouring the brussel sprout at Christmas, this month Jon showcases how to bring out the best flavours from the traditional January ingredient – the Jerusalem artichoke.
When asked why the this unusual ingredient he said “Being January I thought a nice, easy soup for the cold afternoons, Jerusalem artichokes are not so commonly used, once peeled they need to be kept In lemon water to stop them did colouring. You can even add a dash of truffle oil at the end, if it’s to your taste.”

January is the darkest, coldest, longest month. How do you spend it? Do you hunker down with good claret, hot chocolate, the book you got for Christmas, some sudoku and a fascinating documentary on the Incas whilst nourishing body and soul with chunky soups, pies and buttery mash with more mash on the side? Do you, hell. No, what we like to do is give up everything that comforts, nourishes, sustains, indeed, gives us any tingle of enjoyment in a mad attempt to prove to the world we are STRONG, we have WILLPOWER and, most importantly, food and drink are NOT THE BOSS OF US. Read full post

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